Amputees and their prostheses.

1 Final report of the Facility Case Record Study. 2 Formerly Professional Assistant, Committee on Prosthetic-Orthotic Education. 3 Executive Secretary, Committee on ProstheticOrthotic Education, Division of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council, Washington, D. C. 4 Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University; Chairman, Subcommittee on Prosthetics Clinical Studies, CPOE. 5 The Committee on Prosthetic-Orthotic Education is supported by the Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and by the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service of the Veterans Administration. INFORMATION on 8,698 amputations was collected during a period of approximately two years, ending June 30, 1967. This information was extracted from case-record forms provided by 44 prosthetics facilities in 30 states. The case-record form used was initially developed and standardized by the Conference of Prosthetists of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. Its purpose was to encourage prosthetists in the accurate recording of pertinent information relating to the amputee and his prosthesis. Duplicate copies of the case-record forms were submitted to the Committee on Prosthetic-Orthotic Education (CPOE), National Research Council, in order that significant data could be identified and reported.